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Ruto campaign in damage control mode after running mate's gaffes

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Ruto's marathon to the presidency

William Ruto became Kenya's fifth president in September 2022 following a tight race against Raila Odinga, who had enjoyed the backing of outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta. We look back on five years of intrigue, negotiations and last-minute about-turns, which ended in a merciless showdown between the two candidates. [...]

Presidential candidate William Ruto and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua (on left). © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Deputy President William Ruto's campaign team is exasperated by the failure of his running mate, Rigathi Gachagua, to toe the official line. Communications advisers in the Kenya Kwanza coalition have had to deal with a string of polemics sparked by Gachagua's speeches and by comments on social media by some of Ruto's more vocal allies. [...] (558 words)

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Amani National Congress
Dennis Itumbi
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya
Hussein Mohamed
Justin Muturi
Kenya Kwanza
Martha Karua
Moses Wetangula
Munyori Buku
Musalia Mudavadi
Presbyterian Church of East Africa
Raila Odinga
Rigathi Gachagua
Safaricom
Tujibebe Wakenya Party
Uhuru Kenyatta
William Kabogo
William Ruto

Deputy President Gachagua aims to reign over Mount Kenya

By uniting his allies from Kenya's central region, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua aims to establish his own political fiefdom. His plans have raised concerns, however, among some of President Ruto's allies, who fear he is trying to go solo. [...]

Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at his swearing-in ceremony in Nairobi last September.

KENYA Politics 28/11/2022

Ruto's hawks persuade him to back poll body purge

Under pressure from government hardliners, the head of state is supporting a bid to rid Kenya's election commission of four members who challenged his victory in August's presidential election. The change of heart could backfire. [...]

KENYA Politics 19/08/2022

Allies of president-elect Ruto vie for top jobs

Although the election of incumbent deputy president William Ruto as head of state has yet to be confirmed following his opponent's appeal to the Supreme Court, his allies have begun talks to become part of the future government. [...]

William Ruto with Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi (right).

KENYA Politics 29/07/2022

Ruto and Odinga snub religious leaders' call for peaceful elections

The leaders of Kenya's main Christian churches called on the two leading presidential candidates to meet and commit to a peaceful election. They have declined the invitation. [...]

KENYA SOMALIA Politics Diplomacy 04/07/2022

Odinga's campaign pledges on Somalia ruffle Kenyatta and his intelligence services

Keenly aware that he is not a favourite in Mogadishu, Odinga has recently been bending over backwards to come up with proposals to restore bilateral relations with Somalia. Much to the concern of the security services, which are on high alert in the run-up to the Kenyan elections. [...]

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

KENYA Diplomacy 27/06/2022

Odinga's plans for diplomacy reform at odds with Kenyatta's legacy

To carry out his international and commercial agenda, presidential candidate Odinga is planning to overhaul the Kenyan diplomatic apparatus. Yet this is a domain in which his scope for manoeuvre is limited while the outgoing president is still in the picture. [...]

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Apostolic Bishop Margaret Wanjiru in September 2010. © STR/EPA/MaxPPP

In Focus

KENYA Politics 20/06/2022

Shillings, prayers and votes: democracy in a very religious country

Kenya's top clerics are key pieces on the political chessboard as the country heads for the polls. Both presidential front-runners, are desperate to win the large Pentecostal vote. We delve behind-the-scenes of political preaching and fundraising to explore the role of religion in the campaign. [...]

KENYA Politics 06/06/2022

Odinga and Ruto look to polls to guide election strategy

In the run-up to the general election, rival polling institutes and media outlets are churning out figures and predictions that are sometimes at odds with each other. These statistics are being scrutinised closely by the political parties to inform their campaign choices. [...]

KENYA Politics 10/05/2022

Turncoat speaker Justin Muturi champions Ruto in Kenyatta stronghold

The speaker of the national assembly abandoned the presidential camp and joined Ruto in April. He now wants nothing less than the deputy president's seat in return for playing a pivotal role in rallying the centre of the country. [...]

Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi.

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KENYA Politics 16/02/2022

Risk of discord as Ruto and Odinga's campaign ranks swell

As the two top presidential candidates, deputy president William Ruto and Raila Odinga - now backed by his former rival President Uhuru Kenyatta - ramp up their campaigns, a tug-of-war is emerging behind the scenes between newcomers wanting to make their mark and long-standing advisers. [...]

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Ruto campaign in damage control mode after running mate's gaffes

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Ruto and Odinga snub religious leaders' call for peaceful elections

Odinga's campaign pledges on Somalia ruffle Kenyatta and his intelligence services

Odinga's plans for diplomacy reform at odds with Kenyatta's legacy

Shillings, prayers and votes: democracy in a very religious country

Odinga and Ruto look to polls to guide election strategy

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